Apple needs revolutionary LiDAR sensors for self-driving cars
Apple has evaluated LiDAR sensors from four suppliers. It’s also working on inexpensive, unobtrusively designed autonomous driving sensors of its own.
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A sketchy report claims Apple’s Project Titan may end up being an electric-powered van
According to multiple unnamed sources that spoke with German-language Manager Magazin, the mythical Apple Car could end up being an electric-powered van.
Apple dismisses 200+ employees from its stealthy autonomous vehicle initiative
The layoffs were internally likened to a restructuring move of sorts under Project Titan’s relatively new leadership.
CNBC claims ‘scores’ of Tesla employees are leaving and heading to Apple
A new report says “scores” of Tesla employees are heading to Apple. Is this another sign that Apple’s Project Titan is again focused on building a real car?
Sony’s bestselling aftermarket CarPlay receiver just got better
Not fond of buying a new car just to enjoy CarPlay? If so, consider Sony’s latest aftermarket receiver with a 6.4-inch touchscreen that brings CarPlay and Android Auto systems to any car, plus support for iDatalink Maestro and more.
Doug Field leaves Tesla and returning to Apple to work on Project Titan
A former Apple vice president is leaving Tesla to work on Cupertino’s long-secretive “Project Titan” automotive initiative.
You can now connect Waze for iPhone with any Ford vehicle running SYNC 3
If you are driving a Ford and are a fan of Waze, you’ve got something to be excited about because the crowd-sourced GPS navigation app now supports SYNC 3 infotainment.
Take a ride with Waymo’s self-driving minivan in this immersive 360-degree video
Step into this awesome 360-degree video and take control of the camera to see through the “eyes” of one of Waymo’s fully driverless minivans. According to the company, members of the general public will soon get to use these autonomous driving vehicles in their daily lives.
Apple dramatically increases the number of self-driving SUVs it’s testing
After receiving its first permit from California DMV in April 2017, Apple has reportedly expanded its self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet’s Waymo.
You’ll finally be able to control your AM/FM radio through CarPlay thanks to Gracenote
Finally AM/FM radio will be controllable through CarPlay’s native interface thanks to a new app from music-tagging database Gracenote.
Sirius XM Radio gains CarPlay support
You can now user CarPlay to tune to Sirius XM radio channels, play on-demand episodes, view your favorites and more.
Apple’s devised novel self-driving tech for detecting small obstacles using LiDAR
A new research paper from Apple’s scientists dives deeper into the company’s work on autonomous driving software that improves obstacle detection.